Fluff Friday 39

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I love the concept of aplix because it seems like it gives the diaper a better fit and you can get it more secure, its also pretty quick. However the aplix doesnt hold up too well in washing (in my experience) so I usually go with snaps.

I havent used a snap diaper so I would like to try one out. The aplix seems to grab ahold of everything (both the kind used on gro baby's and the other kind)Also my baby likes to grab ahold of the aplix and tear it open, which has been a fun experience recently. BTW I think your commenting rules are just too complicated. Let everyone get one chance per giveaway.

SNAPS! I so heart SNAPS, and here's why. Aplix is delightfully easy, but one night I heard this strange ripping sound, and low and behold what was it? The aplix on my lil' boy's BG undoing itself!That said, I have to be honest, and the aplix used by the people over at the natural baby company do a lovely job with their aplix, and it is the finest i've come across.

I liked the aplix better at first because I could get a more exact fit around my babies tiny newborn legs. Now I like naps better because the aplix tabs started to curl and they poke me at night when I nurse.

Im kind of torn on aplix v. snaps. I love the fit of aplix diapers in the waist on my chunky 30 lb.er but he can take them off to easily now that he is 18 months old and figured them out. Our stash is more snaps now that he is older. Would get more aplix for a newborn (if we have anymore.)

It wasn't that long ago that I would have definately been in the aplix camp. Aplix is quick and easy and I think it's also easier on other people take care of my daughter because it more closely resembles what the general public is used to on a diaper.

However, recently my daughter at 13 months, has begun undoing the aplix. So now, I'll have to change my mind and say "SNAPS"

We're not new to the cloth diapering concept – but lack experience with anything other than basic flatfolds/prefolds, diaper pins and plastic pants. Our "basics" are starting to get worn out and I actually was just doing some online research about what else is "out there" when I stumbled on this sight.

To get to the heart of your question: From the reviews I've read so far (mostly from other site's reviews), I'm thinking I would prefer the snap option. What I've read from many is that the aplix does not wear in the wash as well – and endurance is a key factor I'm considering as I hope to make purchases that will last for multiple children. So…for now, I'm preferring snaps.Thanks!

We have a mixture of both snaps and Aplix in our collection. I don't know that I have a favorite. Snaps are good for not scratching up tender belly skin, but are harder to close on a wiggly tot. Aplix is lickety-split and the diaper is on, but there can be that scratch factor.

I am not familiar with the term (Aplix) I am going to guess that it is the same as velcro. I do however prefer snaps. I do mostly have velcro, but that is because I use the Gro-baby system which I love very much and they consist of velcro. I have been slowly increasing my stash of fuzzi-bunz so we will see where I end up.

I prefer snaps because I think they look nicer, last longer and are more secure. DH hates snaps and will only use Aplix. I think he just doesn't want to take the time to figure out which snaps give the best fit.

I like both, but most of my diapers are snaps because I've heard from lots of CD'ing moms that they hold up better long term. I have one with aplix though and love it for a more accurate fit and ease of putting on her, especially when she's wiggly at 5 am because she wants to eat :).

I like both. I am not a fan of the snaps for newborns/small infants, because you don't have enough control over the sizing… but now that my baby is 6 months and big, it doesn't make a difference. I don't like how the velcro curls with wash after wash.

I prefer the Aplix or other hook and loop style closures. I have one diaper with snaps, a very popular brand, and I detest it. The snaps are too complicated to line up properly, and it takes me five minutes to figure them out. Needless to say, by that point, she's crawled across the floor and I'm holding an empty diaper. Aplix for me all the way!

I think I would like the snaps better than aplix because I would worry that the aplix would become "fuzzy" or pill. I think it would be ideal to have a set of cloth diapers last long enough to use with more than one baby.

I just started using snaps, and I think I prefer aplix right now.With a wiggly bottom, it's easier to get a good fit on him with the aplix. Although I am trying to get used to the snaps for when this little man gets old enough to undo hook and loop on his own! I am a Facebook fan, and I am a follower!

I feel more and more technologically-challenged everyday–I hope I'm doing this right! I am just starting to amass a stash of CD for DD#2, due in December. I think GroBaby diapers with the aplix look great–judging by pictures only, it seems the aplix on these new diapers will hold up better than other brands.

I think I prefer the snaps better just because I know velcro can curl up. Also, lint or hairs can stick to it and I would end up picking at it! But maybe with cloth diapers I would be more careful in taking care of it and would not mind trying out diapers with velcro closures. The upside to it is that it's easier to use than snaps on a wiggly baby!

We prefer snaps. Our original stash of BG 3.0 with aplix just hasn't held up. I've heard that some of them had bad aplix and other are just fine, but ours are curly, don't stick to the laundry tabs anymore, and make a big diaper snake in the washer. Cotton Babies has fantastic customer support and sent me free aplix replacement parts, but it's still a hassle to have to re-sew it all. We've now switched to Fuzzi Bunz for the snaps.

Since our baby is due in September, we still have not used any diapers yet. However, so far, in looking at the various diapers, I have really enjoyed the snaps more. I also have a friend who uses disposables with the velcro tabs and she find her daughter is able to remove the diaper WAY too easily!! So, I think snaps might be a great way to go!

I prefer snaps because they hold up better and make laundry easier (never have to worry about ending up with a velcroed diaper chain) but on my "lazy days" I tend to grab the velcro dipes first- so I can fasten the dipe without even thinking!

I like the idea of snaps. Although I have never tried them. We use Prefolds & Covers. My 2 year old is constantly ripping her covers off because of the Aplix, so I would assume the snaps might be a little harder for her.

To be honest with you I love both. I love the convenience of aplix. It's easy to get on and off and you don't have to worry about button. But I also love buttons. They seem to be more secure than applix, and when baby gets bigger they can not get their diaper off as easily.

Snap diapers are my all-time favorite. They are easy to use, launder fabulously and typically the diapers look brand new even after more than a year of full-time use. Aplix is annoying in the laundry, laundry tabs wear out eventually-leading to diaper chains and aplix grabbing and snagging other diapers and wearing the fabrics faster. I didn't realize how annoying aplix is until I had my Bum Genius for more than 3 months…and by a year of use, well the aplix works but barely, and mostly it just snags my other diapers. I bought a whole new stash of side snapping diapers this spring (for the arrival of our second baby), and finally we retired ALL our aplix diapers–yippee so glad I did! Laundry for two babies in cloth is so much simpler/faster with SNAP diapers!

I prefer snaps generally. I don't think aplix lasts as long and I don't want it to scratch my baby. I do have the grobaby with velcro and I do love how soft the velcro is. However, I still don't think it'll last as long as snaps… easier to take off, too!

I still have not decided what I prefer…..I think that I get a better fit with aplix and it is easier for my DH and mom to use, but I hate that the aplix comes free of the laundry tabs and sticks to other things in the wash.

Snaps. I find that the Aplix on most of my diapers is starting to pull funny or get puffy. Also, the laundry chain of diapers is annoying. Finally, little man is learning how to undo his diapers. The one good thing about aplix is it's quicker than snaps.

I prefer snaps (but have only 3 out of 35) because my husband has an inability to fasten diaper tabs correctly, no matter how many times he is told/shown. So I either have to go through every diaper I put in the wash rather than just dump them, or I have to deal with a "diaper ball" because they are all stuck together!

I have tried both and I can honestly say that I like both for different reasons. Aplix is the fastest to fasten and you get a PERFECT fit every time. But snaps are definitely my favorite because you never have to worry about laundry tabs, snagging etc. so they look newer longer. And they are super sturdy so my daughter has never even tried to open her diaper (where as with aplix, she opened it all the time). But the aplix on the GroBaby is the best aplix I have seen yet.

Pros and cons to each. I love the minute adjustability of aplix, but after 4 months of solid use of BumGenius aplix, it is coming loose and is not as fixable as what I thought it'd be. Plus, it pills up and doesn't look as professional as snaps, though that is a purely aesthetic point. I don't like how aplix sticks to everything, even if you have it fixed to the laundry tabs.

I like the quality of snaps and the fact that babies can't undo them as easily as aplix. BUT, I wonder if it works as well on one size diapers, where more of a range of adjustability is required.

Tricky question-Aplix is easier for sitters and grandparents (FuzziBunz totally perplex my MIL). It also allows you a perfect fit. …But aplix wears out faster, can snag other diaper items in the wash, and collects lint.

I have some of both, and like both. I like the fact that my toddler can't get the snaps off, so I don't have to worry about a naked girl carrying her diaper around peeing on the floor. However, my daughter is very skinny, and I find I am able to get a better fit with aplix. It all depends on what mood I'm in and what's clean.

At first, I thought Aplix was much easier to use and thus the better choice. But after using cloth diapers for over a year on my son, I've realized that snaps are much more durable. I wish I'd purchased more diapers with snaps.

I'm a snap fan. They hold up so much better over time. The largest reason we do cloth diapers is the long tern cost investment vs the long term continual cost. Every time I purchase a aplix type diaper I feel like its defieting the purpose because the get so yucky in the wash.

usually, I'd say snaps because I have a toddle who LOVES to take off her diaper and do her business on the floor. but I've read on diaperpin about the 'super duper' velcro on Gro-Baby. so I'd have to say it's worth a try!

I prefer snaps, I love that my snap diapers look as new as the day I got them, The few aplix I have are looking a little worn from pilling beside the aplix, I don't like that they look worn out before they are 6months old.

I a suscriber to blog/twitter and a facebook fan and I really want to try the grobaby diaper! I was excited when I first saw these and I would love to win them because I hear great things about them and I think it would be a really simple diaper system.

Well I forgot to put that I would prefer snaps, because my son won't be able to open them and I do think they last longer also. Even my bumgenius aplix (which has held up more than other diapers I have tried) is falling apart alittle and I don't think they will make it to my next baby.

I like both. I like the aplix for a smaller baby. It just seems like you can secure it tighter. But for my 8 month old I love snaps because she can't take it off as easy. And the snaps seem easier. No laundry tab to worry about.

I found that the Swaddlebees with Snaps didn't fit my daughter well, but the aplix thirsties fitted fit so well. Snaps look better. I don't think I've used enough of a variety of CD's to have a preference. Based on my experience, I like the aplix better because of fit and ease of application.

I think I prefer aplix, but my baby isn't born yet so I haven't gotten a chance to test that out. It just seems like it will be easier to deal with the aplix then to be snapping and unsnapping all the time!

I have both and use both equally. They both have their unique pros and cons. But I will say that I haven't ever heard of one complaining that their child was known for removing their snap diaper. Well low and behold my 21 month figured out how to unsnap today. Result = wet bed + dry diaper. He never has removed a diaper before now aplix or snap. I have been saying for months that he will be my engineer. He is always trying to figure things out.

Right now i prefer aplix because it is faster and easier to get the diaper changed. I don't like the diaper trails and i won't like it if it wears out fast or it's easier for my baby to get his diaper off once he is older. right now i have a mixture of snaps and aplix.

I think I'd like snap closures better. I currently only have hook & loop diapers, but am interested to try some snaps because I think they would last longer and hold tighter. I'm also looking into converting my bumGenius into snap closures.

I like the idea of aplix becuase it is so easy for babysitters & it is fast. Generally, I have found that the aplix doesn't hold up well, though. So, because of this, I usually choose snaps. Also, my 7 1/2 month son is already taking off his diapers with aplix closures. Not fun!

I prefer snaps, they don't catch on anything in the wash (my husband never remembers to fold them back) and I think they are cuter! Plus my little boy is only 5 months and already he can take his velcro diaper off!

I prefer aplix for most of my diapers on a squirmy baby. I seem to get a quicker change and a better fit with it but I want to like snaps better so I have been adding a few to my stash. I am finding my aplix diapers to not be holding up as well.

I prefer the ease of hook and loop, but the sturdiness of snaps, so I guess I'd love both and go back and forth depending on the given day. I am watching you guys on Twitter. Keep up the great updates!!

I have the velcro diapers (BumGenius) and really like those, but have never used a snap version diaper… so I would possibly like those as well if I had that option. I think that velcro diapers would be easier, but I do sometimes worry that they will wear out faster. My daughter does like to take off the diapers when she gets a chance, but she hasn't figured out how to get them off with pants on yet anyways!

I definitely prefer the snaps because I would like my diapers to last a very long time. I do not want the velcro wearing out or attractin lint and hair! Although velcro is easier to put on I will sacrifice that for the longevity of my diapers.